Bill Van Dyke

American baseball player (1863–1933)

Baseball player

Bill Van Dyke

Left fielder
Born: (1863-12-15)December 15, 1863
Paris, Illinois, U.S.
Died: May 17, 1933(1933-05-17) (aged 69)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
April 17, 1890, for the Toledo Maumees
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1893, for the Boston Beaneaters
MLB statistics
Batting average| .253
Home runs| 2
Runs batted in| 56
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Toledo Maumees (1890)
* St. Louis Browns (1892)
* Boston Beaneaters (1893)

William Jennings Van Dyke (December 15, 1863 – May 5, 1933) was an American professional baseball outfielder from 1884 to 1897.[1]

## Career

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Van Dyke was born in Paris, Illinois, in 1863. He played on many different teams during his professional baseball career.[1] Van Dyke was regarded as a poor hitter but was very fast.[2] In 1887, he led the Northwestern League with 108 stolen bases while playing for the Des Moines Hawkeyes.[3]

Van Dyke made his major league debut with the Toledo Maumees of the American Association in 1890. As the Maumees' left fielder, he had a .257 batting average, 2 home runs, and 54 runs batted in. He ranked third in the AA with 73 stolen bases.[4] Van Dyke hit for the cycle on July 5, 1890.[5] This was his only full season in the majors.[4]

Van Dyke also played four games for the National League's St. Louis Browns in 1892 and three games for the NL's Boston Beaneaters in 1893.[4]

He died in El Paso, Texas, in 1933.[4]

## See also

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* List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bill Van Dyke Minor Leagues Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
2. ^ Nemec, David (2006). The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball. p. 518.
3. ^ "1887 Northwestern League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
4. ^ a b c d "Bill Van Dyke". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
5. ^ "Cycles". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved July 16, 2017.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

Achievements

Preceded by

Mike Tiernan

|  Hitting for the cycle
July 5, 1890  | Succeeded by

Jumbo Davis